Everything about Brumaire totally explained
Brumaire was the second
month in the
French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the
French word
brume (fog) which occurs frequently at that time of the year.
Brumaire was the second month of the autumn quarter (
mois d'automne). It started between
October 22 and
October 24. It ended between
November 20 and
November 22. It follows the
Vendémiaire and precedes the
Frimaire.
In political/historical usage,
Brumaire often refers to the
coup d'état of
18 Brumaire in the year VIII (
9 November 1799), by which General
Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of the
Directory to replace it with the
Consulate.
Day name table
Like all FRC months Brumaire lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called
décades (decades). Every day had the name of an agricultural plant, except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi).
Further Information
Get more info on 'Brumaire'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://brumaire.totallyexplained.com">Brumaire Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
